In the United States today, the government
A)controls most media content through regulations and tightly controlled press briefings.
B)owns, but does not control, the major sources of media.
C)does not own but regulates the content and ownership of broadcast media.
D)heavily regulates print media but imposes no regulations on radio and television broadcasts.

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The government in the United States does not own major sources of media, but it does regulate both ownership and content of broadcast media. This regulation is carried out by the Federal Communications Commission, which sets guidelines for what can be aired on television and radio and enforces ownership limits to prevent monopoly control of media. There is some regulation of print media, but it is not as heavily regulated as broadcast media.

In the United States Today, the Government